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I SPRING CLASP. No. 362,189. Patented May 3, 1887.

WITNESSES:

N. PETERS. Phaiwulhogmphor, Wuhinflom D. C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEWVIS STEIN, OF NEW' YORK, N. Y.

SPRING-CLASP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 362,189, dated May 3,1887.

Application filed Januaryl'i, 1887. Serial No. 224,510. (No model.)

To ctZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEWIs STEIN, of the city, county, and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inSpring-Clasps, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved springclasp of that class which isused for stockingsupporters and other garmentsupporting devices; and theinvention consists of a springclasp the pivoted sections of which areprovided with jaws which are not serrated, the jaw of the main platebeing composed of an upwardly and backwardly bent hook, while the jaw ofthe other section is bent toward the main section, close to the edge ofthe hookshaped jaw.

In the accompanying drawings, Figures 1 and 2 represent plan views of myimproved spring-clasp, and Fig. -3 represents a side elevation of thesame.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the main plate or section of myimproved springclasp, and B the oscillating plate or section, both ofwhich are provided with upwardlybent cars a b, made integral therewith,said ears being connected by a transverse pivot, d, on which the plate13 oscillates. A spiral spring, 6, is interposed between the plates Aand B of the clasp, the free ends of the spring acting on the rear endsof the plates, so as to press their front ends or jaws together. Therear end of the main plate A is either provided with a slot or withprongs for attaching the clasp to an elastic or other band. The frontend of the main plate A is provided with an upwardly and backward] ybent or hook-shaped jaw, 6, while the plate B is provided with a jaw, f,that is bent toward the main plate, close to the edge of the jaw e, asshown in Fig. 3, so that the fabric is taken hold of by the jaws, asshown in dotted lines in Fig. 3.

The fabric, in being clasped between the jaws e andf, is bent twice atright angles, first at the edge of the hook-shaped jaw e and the secondtime between the edge of the jaw f and the main plate A. In other words,the fabric is retained by the clamping-pressure exerted by the jaws attwo points on the same, and thereby a very effective grip is exerted onthe fabric without tearing the same, as the jaws are not serrated, likethose of the well-known spring-'clasps heretofore in use.

Having thus described myinvention, I claim as new and desireto secure byLetters Patent A spring-clasp oneplate of which is bent at one end toforina hookshapedjaw,an(lasecond plate pivoted to lugs of the firstplate and having its end bent down toward the first plate back of andadjacent to the hook-shaped jaw of the first plate,whereby the edge ofthe hookshaped jaw faces the down wardly-bent end of the other plate,substantially as shown and described.

' In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signedmy name intpr es ence of two subscribing witnesses.

LEWIS STEIN.

XVitnesses:

PAUL GoErEL, MARTIN PETRY.

